Most Popular Names Japan 2013
| Description: | Most popular names for male newborns in Japan 2013, based on a survey of the Japanese Benesse company for their Tamahiyo line of magazines for parents |
| Source: | Benesse Tamahiyo magazines website |
| Series: | Japan |
| Following list: | 2014 |
| Previous list: | 2012 |
| Highest new entries: | Minato (new at 4), Shota (new at 6) |
| Largest rises: | Hiroto +1 (now at 1), Ren +1 (now at 2) |
| Largest falls: | Yuto -2 (now at 7), Yuuma -2 (now at 3) |
| Rank | Name | Kanji | Hiragana | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroto | 大翔 | ひろと |  1 |
| 2 | Ren | 蓮 | れん | 1 |
| 3 | Yuuma | 悠真 | ゆうま |  2 |
| 4 | Minato | 湊 | みなと |  |
| 4 | Haruto | 陽斗 | はると | |
| 6 | Shota | 翔太 | しょうた | |
| 7 | Yuto | 悠斗 | ゆうと | 2 |
| 8 | Haruto | 陽翔 | はると | 1 |
| 9 | Souma | 颯真 | そうま | |
| 10 | Sota + Souta | 颯太 | そうた | 1 |